As a non believer and a science geek, I wonder how we can scientifically study religion except in psychology.
Religion or religions are surely just an aspect of the way the human mind works? We can certainly study human psychology in a scientific way, and we can study the science of why the human mind can embrace religious belief. But how can we study religion itself scientifically?
In other words, under the general topic of the scientific study of religion, how can we honestly be discussing anything other than human mentation?